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Ptychosperma burretianum

 
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Family: Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Ptychosperma (tik-oh-SPER-muh) (Info)
Species: burretianum

Category:
Palms

Height:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Spacing:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From seed; germinate in vitro in gelatin, agar or other medium

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive palmbob On Jun 16, 2004, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Attractive tightly clumping species from New Guinea- each stem about 1" in diameter. Leaves about 5-6' long and leaflets have a very jagged, uneven, premorse tip. New leaves are an ornamental pink to maroon color. This species is doing OK in zones 10a in southern California, but failed in my old garden in zone 9b (winter easily killed it off).

Many palms I saw in Hawaii identified as Ptychosperma waitianum were probably this palm, as the two are very similar in appearance, except the latter is a solitary palm, not a suckering one like this one... and most of those P waitianums I saw were suckering...

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

San Diego, California



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